The learner will investigate how and why individuals and groups make economic choices.
Objectives 7.01 Describe the basic factors of production such as land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurial skills and their impact on economic activities. 7.02 Explain how scarcity influences producers and consumers to make choices. 7.03 Compare examples of tradeoffs and opportunity costs of economic choices. 7.04 Analyze the impact on economic activities of specialization, division of labor, consumption and production increases. 7.05 Explain the impact of investment on human, capital, productive, and natural resources. 7.06 Compare and contrast how different economic systems address key economic factors.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
Competency Goal 4
The learner will critically interpret and evaluate experiences, literature, language, and ideas.
4.01 Interpret a real-world event in a way that: * makes generalizations about the event supported by specific references.
reflects on observation and shows how the event affected the current viewpoint.
distinguishes fact from fiction and recognizes personal bias.
4.02 Analyze thematic connections among literary works by: * showing an understanding of cultural context.
using specific references from texts to show how a theme is universal.
examining how elements such as irony and symbolism impact theme.
4.03 Analyze the ideas of others by identifying the ways in which writers: * introduce and develop a main idea.
choose and incorporate significant, supporting, relevant details.
relate the structure/organization to the ideas.
use effective word choice as a basis for coherence.
achieve a sense of completeness and closure.
4.04 Evaluate the information, explanations, or ideas of others by: * identifying clear, reasonable criteria for evaluation.
applying those criteria using reasoning and substantiation..
4.05 Demonstrate the ability to read, listen to and view a variety of increasingly complex print and non-print critical texts appropriate to grade level and course literary focus, by: * selecting, monitoring, and modifying as necessary reading strategies appropriate to readers' purpose.
identifying and analyzing text components (such as organizational structures, story elements, organizational features) and evaluating their impact on the text.
providing textual evidence to support understanding of and reader's response to text.
demonstrating comprehension of main idea and supporting details.
summarizing key events and/or points from text.
making inferences, predicting, and drawing conclusions based on text.
identifying and analyzing personal, social, historical or cultural influences, contexts, or biases.
making connections between works, self and related topics.
analyzing and evaluating the effects of author's craft and style.
analyzing and evaluating the connections or relationships between and among ideas, concepts, characters and/or experiences.
identifying and analyzing elements of critical environment found in text in light of purpose, audience, and context.
SOCIAL STUDIES
7.01 Describe the basic factors of production such as land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurial skills and their impact on economic activities.
7.02 Explain how scarcity influences producers and consumers to make choices.
7.03 Compare examples of tradeoffs and opportunity costs of economic choices.
7.04 Analyze the impact on economic activities of specialization, division of labor, consumption and production increases.
7.05 Explain the impact of investment on human, capital, productive, and natural resources.
7.06 Compare and contrast how different economic systems address key economic factors.
- reflects on observation and shows how the event affected the current viewpoint.
- distinguishes fact from fiction and recognizes personal bias.
4.02 Analyze thematic connections among literary works by: * showing an understanding of cultural context.- using specific references from texts to show how a theme is universal.
- examining how elements such as irony and symbolism impact theme.
4.03 Analyze the ideas of others by identifying the ways in which writers: * introduce and develop a main idea.- choose and incorporate significant, supporting, relevant details.
- relate the structure/organization to the ideas.
- use effective word choice as a basis for coherence.
- achieve a sense of completeness and closure.
4.04 Evaluate the information, explanations, or ideas of others by: * identifying clear, reasonable criteria for evaluation.- applying those criteria using reasoning and substantiation..
4.05 Demonstrate the ability to read, listen to and view a variety of increasingly complex print and non-print critical texts appropriate to grade level and course literary focus, by: * selecting, monitoring, and modifying as necessary reading strategies appropriate to readers' purpose.